John Koerner, 23, the founder of Elite Outfitting Solutions, a company that makes innovative iPhone cases, shows some of his products at his manufacturing site in Newburgh.

Written by

Karen Maserjian Shan
| For the Poughkeepsie Journal

The countdown is on. In eight days John J. Koerner III will know if funding for equipment to manufacture his innovative iPhone case, SlideLock, has come through. The thing is, it's all up to the public.

"If I get enough people to pledge (a pre-order of my product) by June 2, my project gets funded," said Koerner, 23.

Otherwise he's out the $20,000 he needs for the $80,000 machine his business requires. ...